Hi Carole - Thanks for sharing your story, and it's sad to hear how frustrating your journey to find wellness and answers has been. It's good to hear that you have a referral to an endocrinologist as that should help. The hormonal issues you're dealing with, including the late and missed periods, need expert attention.
We are not able to provide diagnostic information but are able to assist you in finding resources to help yourself.
According to About.com, there is a local support group in Oklahoma.
Oklahoma -- Shawna Casper, [email protected], Website: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TulsaThyroidSupport
On the national level, the American Thyroid Association provides many support services including a physician locater service: http://www.thyroid.org/
In terms of preparing for your appointment with the endocrinologist, and getting proper treatment and diagnosis, it will help to come to that appointment fully prepared in advance. No matter how good they may be, no doctor today can spend a long period of time listening to patient stories and the information needs to be organized and precise if you have a long medical history you want to have considered.
It would help to prepare a summarized timeline of your symptoms rather than providing them verbally which could take up a lot of your appointment time. The timeline would enable the doctor to see in a snapshot view the clinical symptoms you've been experiencing and that will help in the diagnosis process.
It will help you to write out your questions and learn as much as you can in advance of your meeting through sources like the American Thyroid Association and the Hormone Foundation http://www.hormone.org/public/endocrinologist.cfm
The endocrinologist will be interested in your symptoms, medications and supplements, prior test results, what seems to help or worsen your condition and your personal and family medical history.
Good luck to you, and let us know how your appointment goes. Pat
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Hi Carole - Thanks for sharing your story, and it's sad to hear how frustrating your journey to find wellness and answers has been. It's good to hear that you have a referral to an endocrinologist as that should help. The hormonal issues you're dealing with, including the late and missed periods, need expert attention.
We are not able to provide diagnostic information but are able to assist you in finding resources to help yourself.
According to About.com, there is a local support group in Oklahoma.
Oklahoma -- Shawna Casper, [email protected], Website: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TulsaThyroidSupport
On the national level, the American Thyroid Association provides many support services including a physician locater service: http://www.thyroid.org/
In terms of preparing for your appointment with the endocrinologist, and getting proper treatment and diagnosis, it will help to come to that appointment fully prepared in advance. No matter how good they may be, no doctor today can spend a long period of time listening to patient stories and the information needs to be organized and precise if you have a long medical history you want to have considered.
It would help to prepare a summarized timeline of your symptoms rather than providing them verbally which could take up a lot of your appointment time. The timeline would enable the doctor to see in a snapshot view the clinical symptoms you've been experiencing and that will help in the diagnosis process.
It will help you to write out your questions and learn as much as you can in advance of your meeting through sources like the American Thyroid Association and the Hormone Foundation http://www.hormone.org/public/endocrinologist.cfm
The endocrinologist will be interested in your symptoms, medications and supplements, prior test results, what seems to help or worsen your condition and your personal and family medical history.
Good luck to you, and let us know how your appointment goes. Pat
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